Boy&#39;s blouse.



F. H. SGHNEER.

BOYS BLOUSE.

urmonmu FILED OUT. 29, 1812.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

HE NORRIS PETERS ca. PHOTO-LITHU.. WASHINGTON. n cy FREDERICK H.SGHNEER, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.

BOYS BLOUSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

Application filed October 29, 1912. Serial No. 728,367.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK I H. Sol-mime, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing in New Rochelle, county of W estchester, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBoys Blouses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved boys blouse in which the waistbandof the same can readily adjust itself to the'sizes of the waist of boysof different sizes and ages, without requiring a hemmed lower edge and adraw-string or band in the same;

and for this purpose the invention consists of a boys blouse of theconstruction hereinafter described and finally pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a front-elevation of myimproved boys blouse, in which the front corners are folded up so as toshow the rearportion of the waistband. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section online 2, 2, Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal section showing theadjusting strap and its connection with the Waistband of the blouse, ona larger scale, and Fig. 4 is a similar section of a modified form ofthe adjusting strap.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout thedifferent figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, a represents a boys blouse, which ispreferably made of the usual washable fabric. The bottom of the blouseis drawn in somewhat above the waistband b and closed in front by meansof underlapping and overlapping portions having buttons and buttonholes.The rearpart of the waistband .7) is provided with three buttonholes bto which is applied an elastic waist-adjusting strap d, which isconsiderably shorter than the distance between the outermost buttonholesb and provided with three buttons 03 that are inserted into the middleand outer buttonholes and form thereby folds.

The blouse is made in different sizes, so that when the elastic strap dis applied to the waistband, each size can be made to fit.

with the garments,

boys having different sizes of waist, as the elastic strap givessufficiently so that the folds are stretched and the blouse and itswaistband fit snugly around the waists. When the blouse is to be washed,the elastic strap is detached, it being reapplied to the buttonholes onthe waistband when the blouse is to be worn again. 1

For boys having smaller than the average sizes of waists, two auxiliarybuttons (2 are added inside of the outermost button, as shown in Fig. 4,so that the blouse can also be snugly fitted to the waists of such boys.In place of buttons and buttonholes, means operating in the same mannermay be used. The advantages are that in washable blouses the .elasticdraw-strings or bands are dispensed with, which, as they are washed aresoon useless, while the tying of the dr aw-strings and the unsightlydangling of their ends are dispensed wit I have shown one embodiment ofmy invention, but it is clear that changes may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appendedclaim.

I claim:

In a boys blouse, thecombination of a waistband having button-holes inits rearportion, a strap composed of elastic material only, andalongside the waistband, and provided with a button at the centerthereof, and an outer button at each end of the strap, said buttonsbeing adapted to be passed through said button-holes correspondinglyarranged, the elastic strap being shorter than the distance between theouter holes of the waistband for forming folds or plaits in thewaistband over the buttons for concealing the buttons when saidwaistband is folded. 1

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two subscriblng witnesses.

FREDERICK H. SOHNEER.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, JOHN MURTAGH.

Uopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner oi ratents, Washington, D. 0.

